Zagare Named Chair of Political Science

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Frank C. Zagare, professor of political science at the University at Buffalo, has been named chair of the department.

Zagare also has received a $50,000 National Science Foundation Research Grant to study "Limited War, Crisis Escalation and Extended Deterrence."

He will use the grant "to explore war dynamics and conflict resolution using incomplete information and game theoretic models."

A UB faculty member since 1987 and department chair from 1991-94, Zagare has been called "one of the major contributors to game theoretic approaches to international relations." Game theory deals with interactive situations in which the outcome depends on the players¹ actions. The theory is applied to the study of the strategic ramifications of nations¹ strategies and tactics.

Before coming to UB, Zagare was a faculty member at Boston University, where he also was an associate of the university¹s Center for International Relations.

The author of several books and monographs, including "The Dynamics of Deterrence," Zagare has published numerous book chapters, articles and book reviews, as well as presented papers at national and international meetings and symposia.

He is a member of the American Political Science Association, the International Studies Association and the Peace Science Society, and served as a councilor for the peace society.

He received a bachelor¹s degree from Fordham University and master¹s and doctoral degrees from New York University, all in political science.

He resides in the Central Park neighborhood of North Buffalo.